The exterior of Saint Photios Greek Chapel in St. Augustine, Florida. In 1768, approx. 500 Greeks from the areas of Smyrna, Crete, and Mani settled in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The colony there didn’t last though and the settlers moved to St. Augustine in 1776. The Saint Photios Greek Chapel still exists in St. Augustine, Florida as a shrine and reminder of the Greek settlers’ presence. Learn how and why Greeks immigrated to America in our timeline here.